About Us

Our Mission

To provide tools that save time, save money and are guaranteed to last a lifetime.

We make the original instant multi-bit screwdriver. They're affordable. They're manufactured in Canada (hi, Vancouver!). We don't sacrifice quality, we prioritize it. If you buy a Picquic, we want you to have it for a long time.

Our Story

The original Picquic screwdriver design made it to Archibald McKenzie's drawing board in 1984. The idea though, was hatched years earlier, in thin air, at around 30,000 feet.

Archibald (affectionately called Mac by his friends and family) was a career pilot and self-taught aircraft engineer. He had little patience for things that would break. After-all, his life depended on the equipment he flew. So when his old-fashioned, hollow-handled, multi-tip screwdriver broke (the kind with the screwcap that gets lost or broken, causing the bits to suffer the same fate) he decided to fix the problem once and for all.

Patent and prototype in hand Mac made his best effort to license his invention to an established Canadian screwdriver company, but the royalty offered wasn't to his liking. He decided to license the invention to his son, Paul instead and Picquic Tool Company Incorporated was born.

In August 1988 the first SIXPAC came out of the mould and sure enough, it didn't break or lose its bits. The design was an instant hit and the SIXPAC soon became the dominant Canadian multi-bit on the market, and was recognized by The Canadian Hardware and Housewares Manufacturer's Association and Popular Mechanics.

Quality by Design

We want to provide a product that's better than high-quality single blade screwdrivers, while combining the convenience of multiple bits in one handle. We put the right bits in the right handle, and never burden the customer with bits that aren't needed. We use modern manufacturing processes to keep our products affordable for everyone who appreciates honest quality and functionality.